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1352of 3,144

Oregon, Missouri

Score 6.41 / 10· population 8,720

About 8,700 people live in Oregon, Missouri. It ranks #1,352 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #99 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.72%, lower than in 51% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.49% of a home's value each year, less than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 50% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 67% of counties. On this site's state scores, Missouri gets 6.81 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.5
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax7.6

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.5
  2. Life expectancy0.0
  3. Government employees3.0
  4. Single-parent households2.0

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